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Blackburn vs Donvale - Park Orchards
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Blackburn profile · Donvale - Park Orchards profile
Blackburn Donvale - Park Orchards
Blackburn and Donvale - Park Orchards are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Blackburn is a walker's paradise, where every home is within a 15-minute walk of a school and nearly all are close to groceries. In contrast, Donvale - Park Orchards is more car-dependent, with many more detached houses (89.9% compared to 71.6%) and a higher share of large homes with three or more bedrooms. Life in Blackburn is more urban, with 24.4% of households renting and a typical resident aged 40, while Donvale - Park Orchards has a larger share of homeowners and a noticeably older typical resident of 45.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. The difference in typical age has grown from one year to five, and the gap in detached house ownership has more than doubled. Despite these shifting trends, the two areas remain similar in several ways. They have nearly identical shares of children under 15 and a very similar proportion of people needing help with daily activities, both sitting around 5%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 19,822
- First area, 2016: 21,382
- First area, 2021: 22,106
- Second area, 2011: 15,499
- Second area, 2016: 15,942
- Second area, 2021: 16,275
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Blackburn: 1.3% males, 2.2% females; 85+ in Donvale - Park Orchards: 1.4% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Blackburn: 1.1% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 1.4% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in Blackburn: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Blackburn: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Blackburn: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Blackburn: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Blackburn: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Blackburn: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 4.0% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Blackburn: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Blackburn: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Blackburn: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Blackburn: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Blackburn: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 1.9% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Blackburn: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Blackburn: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 10–14 in Blackburn: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Blackburn: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Blackburn: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Donvale - Park Orchards: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $622
- First area, 2016: $709
- First area, 2021: $900
- Second area, 2011: $654
- Second area, 2016: $706
- Second area, 2021: $826
- First area, 2011: $1,441
- First area, 2016: $1,693
- First area, 2021: $2,050
- Second area, 2011: $1,747
- Second area, 2016: $1,945
- Second area, 2021: $2,284
- First area, 2011: $1,852
- First area, 2016: $2,110
- First area, 2021: $2,557
- Second area, 2011: $2,022
- Second area, 2016: $2,259
- Second area, 2021: $2,717
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $331
- First area, 2016: $381
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2011: $351
- Second area, 2016: $396
- Second area, 2021: $451
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,300
- Second area, 2011: $2,159
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,582
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blackburn vs Donvale - Park Orchards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/207031161/blackburn/vs/211021261/donvale-park-orchards